March 20, 2015 Weekly Bulletin IMPORTANT UPCOMING DATES: March 23 4th Quarter Begins March 23-April 3 SAT—10 testing—All School March 27 8:30-10am Common Ground Follow-up Coffee March 27 Free Dress Day program is open! Spirit Day Current Armstrong students, please visit our website to April 3 SUMMER SCHOOL Registration for the Armstrong Summer School complete the registration forms. April 3 12:45pm Early Dismissal (L.S.) April 6-10 Spring Break - NO SCHOOL If you have any questions please April 14 Rule-the-School Day contact Laura Birss at [email protected] or April 20-24 Faculty/Staff Appreciation Week Learn more about our Summer School Program here. Debbie Vielbaum at [email protected]. SAVE THE DATES: FUN AT THE COMMUNITY FUNDRASIER April 24 Science Day April 24 Free Dress Day Thank you!! What a night! Thank you to everyone who attended the 10th Annual Community Fundraiser. It was a great night with good friends. We've got some pictures here and information about auction items that remain open on page 2. April 28 Special Person / Career Day April 28 12:45-3:30pm Art Gallery Exhibit May 1 8:30-10:00am Transition Faire May 1 1-6pm Mandatory 7th Gr Transition Meeting May 4-7 1-6pm Drama Rehearsal at theater May 6 8:30-10:00am CAPSO Volunteer Appreciation Bkft/Q meeting IN THE NEWS: OPEN AUCTION ITEMS The Community Fundraiser included 5 awesome parties this year. If you weren't at the Community Fundraiser or did not get to sign-up you can still join the fun. Click here to see a complete list and then email Jill Jacobson [email protected] to sign-up. SCIENCE EARTH DAY POSTER Weekly Bulletin: COUGARS FOR SALE The "Stuffed Cougars with a Gift" were a hit at the Community Fundraiser. And, yes, the stuffed animals cougars are still on sale. Through the end of the month you can buy a stuffed cougar (with no gift) for $20. Bring cash or check to Room 1 and we will give you your very own stuffed cougar. In April, the cougars will disappear for a while and there will be no additional sales this school year. LEARNING LAB Please take a look at 4rd quarter classes! If you would like to sign up, please fill out the registration form and hand it in to Student Services. Classes begin: Monday, March 23, 2015 Click here for brochure: Create a poster for Science/ Earth Day! The theme this year is “Air Quality” so think about what it means to you…why it’s important for us to have clean air? What are some ideas about how we can keep our air clean and safe? Deadline for 8.5”x11” portrait style entries are due on Wednesday, April 15th. Please see the link for more information! Thanks! LEARNING LAB BROCHURE If you have any questions please contact Kyndra Myers: [email protected] 650-592-7570 ex.278 IN THE NEWS: ANNUAL FUND Thank you to the many families who have already given to the Armstrong Annual Fund. You make a difference in daily life at Armstrong. Annual Fund gifts are used during the current school year. If you haven’t yet given to the Armstrong Annual Fund, please donate today! STUDENT ABSENCES Parents, please remember to phone in your child’s absence to the Attendance Line at 650-592-7570 ext. 400 by 9:00am each day your child is absent, going to be late, or going to be out of the classroom for testing or vacation. Please state: Weekly Bulletin: March 20, 2015 EDRev Don’t miss the EdRev 2015 Art Contest information! EdRev is a great event for our community – and is just around the corner on Saturday, April 25th at AT&T Park! The art department will be entering a selection of student artwork for the contest and exhibit. The categories are Visual Arts, Written Word, Video, Music, Learning Difference (see flyer for more info). We will be choosing and submitting 2-D and 3-D visual art entries completed only at school, but if you are interested in submitting non-school artwork or works in the other areas (pending approval and entries MUST be accompanied by a signed entry form), we are happy to assist you in the submission process. Please submit all artwork to the art room by March 24. You are also welcome to submit directly to the PEN office by March 27. Please come see us if you have any questions! Ms. Martinez & Mr. Jones Click here for Contest Form! 1. Child’s Name SIGN UP FOR: 2. Classroom Number We can receive funds from purchases at Safeway, Lundardi’s, Piazza’s, Cal-Mart, Mollie Stones and others. Every $$ that is earned through EScrip goes to your child’s classroom and we have the potential of earning $1000+/month. 3. Reason for absence If we do not receive a message from you on the absentee phone line, we will have to call you to find out why your child is not at school. AFTER CARE The After School Care Coordinators are: • Monday and Fridays: Ruby Ruiz • Tuesday, Wednesdays, Thursdays: Chelsea Hinkson Locaton: Armstrong Campus Library Hours: 2:45-5:30pm M, W, Th, & F 12:45—5:30 Tuesdays or Conference Days Contact Number: 650-730-6152 Late Fee: $15 per quarter hour will be charged for picking up your child after 5:30pm Sign up for EScrip at www.escrip.com ARMSTRONG ID#: 137612735 If you do not have your actual Safeway card number (you cannot use you phone # for Escrip), please contact Safeway’s Customer Care Center at 877-723-3929 for you number and then register. Families with Escrip accounts go to www.escrip.com to renew your Safeway commitment. Any questions contact Lena Parkinson at [email protected] TAKE A LOOK: Weekly Bulletin: March 20, 2015 SCIENCE DAY Dear Families, Science and Health Day is scheduled for Friday, April 24. Our campus will once again be filled with animals, science experiments, guest speakers, workshops and activities which will highlight a variety of science and health awareness topics. All students will partake in a fun-filled, educational, and hands-on day of exploring and celebrating science and wellness. Parents will share their science-related professions and faculty will share their science passion with our students. Local organizations will also be on campus to present. If you are interested in presenting an activity please contact Danny Meyer. There will also be opportunities for parents to help faculty with set-up, crowd control and clean-up. Please contact Mr. Meyer if you would like to spend part or all of the day on campus, helping in some way. We will hold our major one-day battery recycling drive (AA, AAA, D, C, 9v) Please search your closets and basements for outgrown and no longer needed sneakers/tennis shoes—we will be also be collecting these for our annual Foot Gear Recycling Program. END OF THE YEAR TESTING & ASSESSMENT CALENDAR We will be administering our annual SAT-10 Testing from March 23rd- April 3rd. We give a two week window so that the faculty has flexibility in scheduling depending on student needs. Student attendance is critical during this time. We want to make sure that the tests are sent to be scored in plenty of time so the results can be shared with you at your end of the year parent/teacher conference. If a student is absent, teachers will do their best to administer but may not be able to due to the deadline requirement. Tests will be administered between 8:30-11:45 everyday. Specialty classes (Art, PE, Music) will remain during their regularly scheduled time. Student attendance is critical at this time. Please make sure your child arrives on time to school and has a healthy breakfast. Please make sure your child has a good night's sleep and that their schedules are as normal as possible. If your child will be absent, please let us know as far ahead of time as possible. We will do our best to administer what has been missed but can not guarantee that we will be able to make up missed sections due to deadline requirements. Parents are welcome to bring healthy snacks in during testing week. We try very hard to emphasize stress management techniques and do our best to support the children in feeling relaxed and confident during this time. We spend a lot of time talking with them about just focusing on doing their best and staying positive. Having healthy snacks in the morning can be a great way to create this atmosphere. TAKE A LOOK: Weekly Bulletin: March 20, 2015 COUNSELING CORNER Hello Charles Armstrong families! The counseling team wants to remind everyone to quiet the mind and be mindful of the body during times of stress. During unwind week the mindfulness team taught students three breaths they can use throughout the day. Calming Breath: • Inhale silently through your nose • Exhale silently through your nose Releasing Breath: • Inhale silently through your nose • Exhale with a soft sigh out your mouth Lion’s Breath: • Inhale silently through your nose • Bug your eyes and stick your tongue out, and make noise as you exhale everything out Sincerely, Counseling PETER PAN REHEARSALS Peter Pan Rehearsal Schedule! Week of March 23 – 27 Monday Hook, Smee, Tinkerbell March 23 Dialogue – pages 78 – 90 3:30 – 5:00 With Mr. D Wednesday Peter Pan, Wendy March 25 Dialogue with Mr. D 3:30 – 5:00 Thursday “Brave Man Brave” – Indians, Lost boys, Wendy, Michael, March 26 John 3:30 – 5:00 Dance with Miss Springs *Full Run Through Tuesday March 31st - 1:00 – 5:00 pm ALL CAST Lower School Lunch recess rehearsal reminder: Mondays – 4th and 5th grades “Walk The Plank” Wednesdays – 3rd grade “Fly To Your Heart” Thursdays – 1st and 2nd grades “Yo Ho” PARENT ED & TRANSITIONS • Parent Education brochures are available on campus or click here to take a look: PARENT ED BROCHURE Upcoming Dates: Please Note Calendar Changes have been made March 24 Common Ground: Susan Engel, The Hungry Mind The Harker School Middle School Campus March 25 Common Ground: Susan Engel, The Hungry Mind Palo Alto JCC Gideon Hausner Jewish Day School Weekly Bulletin: March 20, 2015 TAKE A LOOK: SPORTS CORNER TECHNOLOGY The cougars have had an exciting week playing games and working hard. The boys played a thrilling game on Tuesday with amazing offense, winning 9-2. The girls had an equally exciting game, fighting until the bitter end and playing with all their heart and working together. After our recent presentation from Officer Jordan concerning the challenge of raising middle schoolers in the digital age, we have received emails with other resources we want to continue to share. These are being added to out WH page on the topic. Here is one such resource submitted by a parent. Go Cougars! https://www.commonsensemedia.org/blog/15-sites -and-apps-kids-are-heading-to-after-facebook? utm_source=030615+Parent+Default# COMMON GROUND SPEAKER SEAREIES Susan Engel, Ph.D., The Hungry Mind: Keeping Kids Inspired and Curious Nationally known educator and developmental psychologist, Dr. Susan Engel, clarifies the essential, beneficial role curiosity plays in preparing young minds for a lifetime of engaged learning and provides strategies for parents and educators to nurture curiosity. Learn more. Tues, Mar 24 9 am, The Harker School, Middle School Campus San Jose (venue capacity: 450) 7 pm, Crystal Springs Uplands School Hillsborough (venue capacity: 440) Wed, Mar 25 7 pm. Palo Alto JCC, hosted by Gideon Hausner Jewish Day School Palo Alto (venue capacity: 360) For more information and on-going updates about Common Ground please join our email list. TAKE A LOOK: Weekly Bulletin: March 20, 2015 PARENT EDUCATION NETWORK Who: Student Advisors For Education Where: San Francisco Friends School, 250 Valencia Street, San Francisco 94103 When: March 21, 2015 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM Our meetings are open to students ages 13-19 interested in joining Student Advisors For Education, so encourage your friends to join you. Parents are asked to drop off and pick up, but are welcome to come in and introduce themselves. Event and Registration Link: http://parentseducationnetwork.org/event-1707150 ____________________ Speaker Series: Motivation Breakthrough: 6 Secrets to Turning On the Tuned-Out Child Who: Rick Lavoie, Author, Filmmaker, Lecturer Where: Shoreway Conference Room, Sobrato Center, 350 Twin Dolphins Dr, Redwood City 94065 When: March 26, 2015 9:00 AM - 11:00 AM This seminar will explore the link between motivation and learning and attention differences and the reasons why traditional motivational techniques (reward systems, punishment, competition) are ineffective for kids with disabilities. Further, the speaker will explain and demonstrate specific "at home" strategies that can foster a child's motivation....in and out of the classroom. Event and Registration Link: http://pen-siliconvalley.org/event-1742091 ____________________ Drop-In Group for Parents: March Topic, Cultivating Patience Who: Parents of kids with learning and attention differences Where: 110 Gough Street, Suite 401, San Francisco, CA 94102 When: March 27, 2015 11:30 AM As parents of kids with learning and attention differences who often need a lot of support we sometimes are better at taking care of others than we are at tending to our own self-care. Each month's meeting will have a specific theme for exploration but we invite you to also bring what you are experiencing in your own lives so that you can feel nourished and connected to other parents going through similar experiences. Event Link and Registration: http://parentseducationnetwork.org/event-1859389 ____________________ Who: Student Advisors For Education Where: San Francisco Friends School, 250 Valencia Street, San Francisco 94103 When: April 18, 2015 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM Our meetings are open to students ages 13-19 interested in joining Student Advisors For Education, so encourage your friends to join you. Parents are asked to drop off and pick up, but are welcome to come in and introduce themselves. Event and Registration Link: http://parentseducationnetwork.org/event-1707153 TAKE A LOOK: Weekly Bulletin: March 20, 2015 PARENT EDUCATION NETWORK Education Revolution, EdRev 2015 Who: Gavin Newsom, Lieutenant Governor of California, 42nd Mayor of San Francisco - EdRev 2015 Keynote Speaker Where: AT&T Park, 24 Willie Mays Plaza, San Francisco, CA 94107 When: April 25, 2015 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM EdRev (Education Revolution) is a unique day of information, resources, celebration and community for students who learn differently and the families and professionals who support them. Join Parents Education Network (PEN) to celebrate the seventh annual Education Revolution, EdRev 2015. Event and General Registration Link: http://parentseducationnetwork.org/event-1815036 EdRev Official Website: http://www.edrevsf.org/ ____________________ Stressless Summer Reading: Joyful and Productive Literacy at Home Who: Alexis Filippini, Ph.D., Associate Dean of Teaching and Learning K-8, Bentley School, Founder of Building on the Best Where: Shoreway Conference Room, Sobrato Center, 350 Twin Dolphins Dr, Redwood City 94065 When: May 14, 2015 9:00 AM - 11:00 AM Summer offers wonderful opportunities for developing home literacy practices that are both joyful and productive. Using a strength-based perspective, Dr. Filippini will explore creative approaches to fostering a love of reading, including storytelling, audiobooks, neighborhood walks, “tween” businesses, sleepover book clubs, and more. Together, audience and presenter will identify specific examples that work for your family so you will leave with a rich, personalized summer literacy menu. Event and Registration Link: http://pen-siliconvalley.org/event-1742144 ____________________ Drop-In Group for Parents: May Topic, Managing Financial and Time Stress Who: Parents of kids with learning and attention differences Where: 110 Gough Street, Suite 401, San Francisco, CA 94102 When: May 29, 2015 11:30 AM As parents of kids with learning and attention differences who often need a lot of support we sometimes are better at taking care of others than we are at tending to our own self-care. Each month's meeting will have a specific theme for exploration but we invite you to also bring what you are experiencing in your own lives so that you can feel nourished and connected to other parents going through similar experiences. Event and Registration Link: http://parentseducationnetwork.org/event-1859393 Thank you all for your time and continued support of Parents Education Network. Please feel free to contact me with any questions or feedback you may have at [email protected]. Weekly Bulletin: March 20, 2015 TAKE A LOOK: Parents, Please place your April orders this week, or next (if you have not already done so). Click Here to log in. Foodie Fact - Pineapple by Judith Levine, MS, RD Pineapple is one of our most favorite tropical fruits. It is juicy and simultaneously sweet and tart. Better still, pineapple is available all year long. Bring home a fresh pineapple to cut up yourself, or if pressed for time, buy it already cut up. Pineapple maintains its nutrition fresh, frozen, canned or juiced. 1 Cup of Pineapple Has: Calories - 80 (only) Vitamin C - 80 mg (more than an orange) Fiber - 2.4 grams Potassium - 180 mg Manganese - 1.5 mg (75% DV) Ideas: Add pineapple to juices, smoothies, yogurt and fruit salads Chop into fresh salsas for a different flavor Cut into cubes for grilled chicken or shrimp kabobs, or grill as a side dish Include in Asian stir-fry's, or pasta salads Add to lunches in bite-size pieces Sincerely, SchoolFoodies TAKE A LOOK: Weekly Bulletin: March 20, 2015
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